Thesaurus results for ORATORIES

oratory

noun

as in speech

the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively a presidential hopeful with a gift for oratory and a highly charismatic personality

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as in rhetoric

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere the politician's oratory sounded good only to people who didn't bother to think

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Recent Examples of oratory Despite his alliance with the Populists and his soaring oratory, Bryan was defeated by the Republican candidate, William McKinley. —

David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025 James Garfield, played by the always intense Michael Shannon, brings his intensity to Garfield's public oratory. —

David Bianculli, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025 Known for his extraordinary oratory skills, everyone who has been around Levy has a story to tell about his Marvisms and motivational speeches. —

Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025 After escaping from slavery in Maryland in 1838, Douglass became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York and gained fame for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. —

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Rubio, who in the hours before the speech also briefed members of Congress's Gang of Eight on Iran, was to return to Washington on Wednesday.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
The tribute underscored the enduring legacy of the war, even as contemporary tensions on the peninsula went unaddressed in the speech.

— Will Ripley, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026